August 11/12 7:20 am - 2012 Olympic Games: Women's XC UPDATES

Posted by Editoress on 08/11/12

Beautiful day in Hadleigh where the women are just about to start. Since course is so wide open it is going to be hot and the riders will bake. Trail will be very dusty.

They begin with a 0.44m start loop then onto the first lap which cuts off to the opening technical climb (knocks off 100m), then five more laps, so basically a start loop and six laps full for women (one extra lap for the men's race tomorrow).

Race time should be ~ 1.5 hrs

Rob spoke with John Rourke at Subaru-Trek, and Emily is going really well.

Bresset is sill flying and opening a gap on Gould now 2nd and chasing alone at 20s. Spitz starting to flag and is at 23 s, Kalentieva 4th at 41 s, Last 5th at 56 s, Suss 6th at 1:04, Pendrel 7th at 1:17